Table 3.
Cardiovascular risk factors in those with and without resistant hypertension
|
Risk factors |
Number of patients (%) |
*p value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
All |
Resistant |
Non resistant |
|
| (n = 277) | (n = 53) | (n = 224) | ||
| Non modifiable |
|
|
|
|
| Age (> 55 years) |
202 (72.9%) |
46 (86.8%) |
156 (69.6%) |
< 0.05 |
| Gender – Male |
139 (50.2%) |
28 (52.8%) |
111 (49.5%) |
NS |
| Gender – Female |
138 (49.8%) |
25 (47.2%) |
113 (50.4%) |
NS |
| Family history |
126 (45.5%) |
29 (54.7%) |
97 (43.3%) |
NS |
| Modifiable |
|
|
|
|
| High salt intake |
61 (22.0%) |
12 (22.6%) |
49 (21.9%) |
NS |
| Tobacco smoking |
16 (5.8%) |
1 (1.9%) |
15 (6.7%) |
NS |
| Hyperlipidaemia |
142 (51.3%) |
24 (45.3%) |
118 (52.7%) |
NS |
| Diabetes mellitus |
111 (40.1%) |
30 (56.6%) |
81 (36.2%) |
< 0.01 |
| Obesity (BMI > 27.5 kg/m2) |
185 (66.8%) |
42 (79.2%) |
143 (63.8%) |
< 0.05 |
| Alcohol consumption | 29 (10.5%) | 7 (13.2%) | 22 (9.8%) | NS |
BMI Body Mass Index, NS Not Significant; *, p values for ‘Resistant’ Vs. ‘Non-resistant’ groups.